Problems logging in (staff directory or forums)

You must have an IoP username and password.
Username names are of the format spxxyyy.

The
next bit is often where the confusion happens, this is because the
procedure is different depending on your computer and browser.

In most cases, enter your login name as bc\spxxyyy

In older versions of Windows you will see a box marked domain, enter bc in the box

Although most people should be able to connect, under certain
circumstances (old Macs, linux boxes, Netscape 4.0 etc) users may be
unable to connect. In such situations, we recommend upgrading your
broswer to the newest your machine will cope with or try to connect on
a different machine!